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Basic information
Rhacodactylus auriculatus
New Caledonia Bumpy Gecko
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyDiplodactylid geckos
GenusGiant geckos
- Czech name
- Pagekon hrbolkohlavý
- English name
- New Caledonia Bumpy Gecko
- Alternative names
- Gargoyle Gecko, Gecko gárgula da Nova Caledônia, Gecko gigante de cabeça nodosa, Höckerkopfgecko, Knob-headed Giant Gecko, Knob-Headed Giant Gecko, New Caledonian gargoyle gecko, New Caledonian Bumpy Gecko
- Synonyms
- Ceratolophus hexaceros, Gecko ceratolophus, Platydactylus auriculatus
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 125 mm
- Body mass
- max 40.7 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~2.33 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 42 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 20 years
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 2–2 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 4–5 × per year
- Sex determination
- Temperature-dependent sex determination
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 4RX4K · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 18138 · dryad-v5